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CHARLES R. HALL, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- THIRD TO CHARLES E. JONES, OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part 0f Letters patent No. 523,427, dated July 24,1894. Application tiled May 24,189.4. Serial No. 512,268. (No model.)

To all whom/tt may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES R. HALL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in thje county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mechanism for Operating Fenders for Street- Railway Cars, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to an improvement in automatic fenders. for street railway cars, forl the removal of bodies, or obstructing masses from the surface of the bed of the rail-road, and thereby avoiding the passage oflotne car over the same. And consists of a fender cond structed of sheet metal, placed at the front, or forward end of the car, below the under surface of the platform, and in front of the wheels, it being held in an advanced'and elevated position, by means of suitable mechanism controlled by the operator, and capable of being lowered rapidly in an emergency, to

remove obstacles from the surface of the track, by means of therelease of the samefrom the mechanism controlling it, which permits of the descent of .said fender to within a short distance of the surface of the rail, thus preventing the car passing over the interposed obstruction, and at the same time brush the obstacle from the tracks, as will be more fully understood in its construction and operation from the following detailed description.

In the accompanying drawings which make l a part of this specification, Figure 1 Sheet No. 1, is a plan view of the improved fender, and operating mechanism, connected with the 'end of a car. Fig. 2,'is an end elevation. Fig. 3, Sheet No. 2, represents a side elevation showingl the fender held in .its elevated position. Fig. 4, represents a longitudinal section of the framework of the car, with the fender in secsheet metal, of the usual form incident to railway cars, with its apex protruding forward in a central line longitudinally with the body of thefcar, the rididity of its superficial area being increased by the braces a, extending-to the bar, or rod b. The-inner ends of these braces have pivotal connection with the rod b', and through the intermediate arms c, c, c, to

the rod b2, which is capable of partial rotary;

movement in the bearings d, d, which have sliding movement on the side rods F, F, which are rigidly connected at their ends to the sides of the platform, and the truck of the car."

Gr, G', are helical springs which slide freely Y plate K, secured to the under side of the plat-v form A, of the car.

- L, is a vertical push rod, whose upper end extends through and above the platform, and

is maintained in its elevated position by means of `the helical spring h, which sur-4V rounds'it, this rod has a foot j, upon its lower end, arranged at right angles to said rod, which( rests upon the surface of thel upper end ofthe elbow le, of the bellcrank lever J.

N are a series of cone-shapedrollers, which revolve on bearings Z, connected to the rod--P the object of these rollers being to permit of the free passage ofthe fender over the tracks, when in its lowered positionduring the turning of vcurves in the road bed.

The operation is as follows: The. fender being drawn forward into the' position shown in Fig. 8, of the drawings, withA the elbow 7c, of

foot' upon the upper and exposed end of the push rod L, that extendsabove the surface of the platform A, (and is held up by means of the spring h) which in the descent of said rod causes the foot, or cross piece j, on its lower roo end to press downward upon the adjoining end of the elbow 7c, of the bell crank leverJ, thus freeing said lever from connection with the plate K, .when the resiliency, or expansion of the helical springs which have been confined during the elevation of the fender, causes them to open and carry the fender to its lower position, as seen in Fig. 5, of the drawings,-the rollers N, permitting the fender to travel easily over the tracks, the proximity ofthe lower edge of the fender to the surface of the road bed, preventing any object from reaching the wheels of the car; by pushing the obstruction forward and to one side.

The main object of the forward vertical springs F, is to allow freedom of movement of the fender in the oscillating motions of the car. Pressure exerted upon the lower edge ofthe fender by reason of the resistance of an obstruction, will cause its withdrawal from the upward, and retained position upon the plate K, and cause it'to descend to the level of the track.

I claim as myinventon and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In combination with a platform of the body of a railway car, the tender E, actuated in its elevated and depressed movements by the springs G, G', on the rods F,substantially in the manner herein shown and described.

2. The fender E, of a railway car, actuated by the springs G, G', on the rods F, the plate K, the bell crank lever J, having elbow 7o, the rod L, with the foot j, and the spring h, substantially in the manner and for the purpose herein shown and described.

3. A fender forrailwaycars, capab'le ot ver tical movements to elevate, or depress the same to, or from the railway surface, in combination with the helical springs G, G', movving; on the side rods F; the stop plate K, bell cranklever J, having elbow 7c, and the push rod L, provided with the foot j, substantially as herein shown and described, for the purpose set forth. 4. The auxiliary semi-elliptical spring H, in combination with the fender of a railway car, for presenting resistance to the bell crank lever J, when thefenderis in anelevated position and for causingan oscillating motion of the same when lowered, for 'forcing an obstructive body to the side of thecar track, substantially in the `manner hereindescribed.

5. The :frame work, or carrier for the `tender E consisting of the V shaped rod @supported in suitable bearings, and sliding on the rods F, provided withcone-shaped wheels N, substantially als herein shown and described.

CHARLES R. HALL. Witnesses:

THOMAS J. BEWLEY, ARNOLD KATZ. 

